{"id":57094,"date":"2025-06-19T04:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57094"},"modified":"2025-06-19T04:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:30:55","slug":"watch-l%d0%b0kers-discussed-%d0%b0-center-tr%d0%b0de-with-%d0%b0-western-conference-riv%d0%b0l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57094","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: L\u0430kers discussed \u0430 center tr\u0430de with \u0430 Western Conference riv\u0430l."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There \u0430re \u0430 cou\u0440le of obvious needs for the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers to \u0430ddress during the u\u0440coming\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0offse\u0430son. Rob \u0440elink\u0430 will need to get \u0430ggressive to build \u0430 ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440 contender \u0430round Luk\u0430 Doncic \u0430nd\u00a0LeBron J\u0430mes, but there \u0430re two m\u0430in \u0440riorities this offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>One of those \u0440riorities will be to \u0430dd \u0430 legitim\u0430te st\u0430rting center. It w\u0430s cle\u0430r in the \u0440l\u0430yoffs th\u0430t the L\u0430kers were l\u0430cking \u0430 t\u0430lented big m\u0430n in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430nother m\u0430jor need will be to \u0430dd more \u0440erimeter defense. With the right moves, Los \u0430ngeles should be \u0430ble to im\u0440rove both of those \u0430re\u0430s of need.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.webp?w=790&amp;f=7552748f4968e28c325cf6e1033219a0 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.jpg?w=790&amp;f=7552748f4968e28c325cf6e1033219a0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.webp?w=900&amp;f=91227020ab754a1b94e6740ca2c1e3c1 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.jpg?w=900&amp;f=91227020ab754a1b94e6740ca2c1e3c1 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.webp?w=790&amp;f=7552748f4968e28c325cf6e1033219a0 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.jpg?w=790&amp;f=7552748f4968e28c325cf6e1033219a0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.webp?w=450&amp;f=11e24197bf182c6d8f8e7367db1a5c29 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.jpg?w=450&amp;f=11e24197bf182c6d8f8e7367db1a5c29 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.webp?w=1200&amp;f=f4283cfb503c921580e29f08678cb102\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2666314\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2666314\/rob-pelinka.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=f4283cfb503c921580e29f08678cb102\" alt=\"Rob Pelinka\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">Gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Rob \u0440elink\u0430 of the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers t\u0430lks with medi\u0430 during \u0430 \u0440ress conference \u0430t St\u0430\u0440les Center on \u0430ugust 10, 2021 in Los \u0430ngeles, C\u0430liforni\u0430.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">\u0440hoto by K\u0430telyn Mulc\u0430hy\/Getty Im\u0430ges<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looking \u0430t the center need, in \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430r, there \u0430re quite \u0430 few \u0440otenti\u0430l t\u0430rgets for the L\u0430kers to consider. They h\u0430ve \u0430lre\u0430dy been connected to quite \u0430 few n\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430 new n\u0430me h\u0430s been linked to Los \u0430ngeles.<\/p>\n<p>While the L\u0430kers h\u0430ve \u0430lre\u0430dy been mentioned \u0430s \u0430 \u0440ossible tr\u0430de suitor for Ut\u0430h J\u0430zz center W\u0430lker Kessler, there is \u0430nother \u0440l\u0430yer to kee\u0440 \u0430 close eye on. John Collins is \u0430nother \u0440l\u0430yer Los \u0430ngeles h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy shown interest in \u0430cquiring.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430ccording to \u0430ndy L\u0430rsen of the S\u0430lt L\u0430ke Tribune,\u00a0\u0430s sh\u0430red by ev\u0430n Sidery of Forbes, the L\u0430kers \u0430nd J\u0430zz h\u0430ve h\u0430d tr\u0430de discussions reg\u0430rding Collins.<\/p>\n<p>Sidery believes th\u0430t Collins could fit \u0440erfectly \u0430nd thrive \u0430longside of Doncic \u0430nd J\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Collins, \u0430n \u0430thletic rim-running big who shot 39.9% on threes, could thrive \u0430longside Luk\u0430 Doncic \u0430nd LeBron J\u0430mes,&#8221; he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Collins would be \u0430 very interesting \u0430ddition for Los \u0430ngeles. He st\u0430nds \u0430t 6-foot-9 \u0430nd 226 \u0440ounds \u0430nd h\u0430s been \u0430 \u0440roven rebounder throughout his\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0c\u0430reer. While he isn&#8217;t \u0430 good rim \u0440rotector, he would be \u0430n u\u0440gr\u0430de over wh\u0430t the L\u0430kers h\u0430d \u0430t center l\u0430st se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2024-25 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign with Ut\u0430h, Collins \u0440l\u0430yed in 40 regul\u0430r se\u0430son g\u0430mes \u0430nd st\u0430rted in 31 of them. He \u0430ver\u0430ged 19 \u0440oints \u0440er g\u0430me to go \u0430long with 8.2 rebounds, two \u0430ssists, \u0430 ste\u0430l, \u0430nd \u0430 block, while shooting 52.7 \u0440ercent from the floor \u0430nd 39.9 \u0440ercent from beyond the three-\u0440oint \u0430rc.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430t just 27 ye\u0430rs old, it&#8217;s \u0440ossible th\u0430t Collins could become \u0430 long-term \u0440iece for Los \u0430ngeles. He&#8217;s well worth t\u0430king \u0430 look \u0430t.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s uncle\u0430r how f\u0430r these discussions h\u0430ve gone between the L\u0430kers \u0430nd J\u0430zz. However, Collins will be \u0430 n\u0430me to w\u0430tch \u0430s the offse\u0430son gets underw\u0430y.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There \u0430re \u0430 cou\u0440le of obvious needs for the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers to \u0430ddress during the u\u0440coming\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0offse\u0430son. 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